Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Nodera

Tetsuo Nodera has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6863953
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface material which can be replaced to the conventional surface material made of soft polyvinylchloride resin. This surface material is useful for the various uses such as the material for car interior, surface material furniture or the material for porches. The present invention is the urethane resin surface material comprising, a mixed resin sheet composed of 50-95 wt. % thermoplastic polyurethane and 50-5 wt. % of acrylic soft resin and the Shore A hardness of said urethane resin surface material is 60-80. On one side surface of the mixed resin sheet, a layer of knitted, woven, nonwoven fabric or soft foam sheet can be provided. As the thermoplastic polyurethane resin, the thermoplastic polyurethane resin of Shore A hardness 65-90 is desirable, and as the acrylic soft resin, the acrylic soft resin of Shore A hardness 50-80 is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Okamoto Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mori, Yoshinari Hatori, Tetsuo Nodera, Haruhide Kawai
  • Publication number: 20030087084
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surface material which can be replaced to the conventional surface material made of soft polyvinylchloride resin. These surface material is useful for the various uses such as the material for car interior, the surface material of furniture or the material for porches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: OKAMOTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mori, Yoshinari Hatori, Tetsuo Nodera, Haruhide Kawai